Trying your code to change the icon color, but it doesn’t work, only works after a refresh, it seems like it doesn’t listen to the change live?
Hi, I want to get rid of the spaces highlighted in red:
which is the right option?
I tried almost everything available in the config doc.
Thanks!
Davide
could you paste the code of one of the buttons please. its always better than an screemshot. thanks
Of course @d13g0m0nt3s … here it is:
type: picture-elements
image: local/finestre_lato_esterno2.png
elements:
- type: custom:hui-element
card_type: vertical-stack
cards:
- type: custom:button-card
entity: cover.tapparella_sala_destra
name: TAPPARELLA
color_type: card
layout: icon_name_state
show_state: true
state_display: |
[[[
if (entity.state !== 'closed' && entity.attributes.current_position != 100)
return entity.attributes.current_position + "%";
]]]
styles:
card:
- width: 300px
- padding: 0
tap_action:
action: more-info
state:
- value: open
icon: mdi:window-shutter-open
color: rgba(0, 255, 255, 0.5)
- value: closed
icon: mdi:window-shutter
color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5)
- type: custom:button-card
entity: binary_sensor.sensore_sala_destra_portafinestra_apertura
name: FINESTRA
color_type: card
layout: icon_name_state
show_state: true
tap_action:
action: more-info
styles:
card:
- width: 300px
- padding: 0
state:
- value: 'on'
icon: mdi:lock-open-variant
color: rgba(245, 0, 0, 0.5)
styles:
icon:
- color: black
- animation: blink 2s ease infinite
- value: 'off'
icon: mdi:shield-lock
color: rgba(0, 200, 0, 0.5)
style:
top: 30%
left: 14%
transform: translate(-50%,-50%) scale(0.4,0.4)
try adding smth like
name:
- justify-self: start
- margin-left: '-20px'
(rather brute way)
You need to define your grid with something like or at least if how i’ll do it. i.m not an expert i’m still learning. i supossed is like your line: layout: icon_name_state
styles:
grid:
- grid-template-areas: '"i name"'
- grid-template-columns: min-content min-content
- grid-template-rows: min-content
and them the style like:
name:
- justify-self: start
Played a little bit … it worked like this:
layout: icon_name_state2nd
size: 100%
styles:
grid:
- grid-template-columns: 20% min-content
card:
- width: 150px
- padding: 7px
Thanks @d13g0m0nt3s for your quick prompt!!
@Ildar_Gabdullin the ‘-20px’ margin-left shifts left the name, but unfortunately it remains cut on the right, even if there is still some space on right of the card.
Thanks anyway for your quick prompt too!!
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Hello everyone!
I’m migrating my mushroom cards to button-card to achieve a faster loading dashboard. When using stack in card extensively, the loading becomes slow…
I created a stack of buttons, and one of them is supposed to toggle the side menu bar, but I’m getting an error with this code:
bnt_3:
card:
type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}));
return none;
]]]
error:
ButtonCardJSTemplateError: ReferenceError: none is not defined in 'this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true})); return none...'
If the button is a single one it works:
type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}));
return none;
]]]
what reason do you have to suppose that custom:button-card would be faster than custom:mushroom-card?
do we have any benchmark numbers on that?
Unfortunately, I no longer have the old card, but it was a combination of:
stack-in-card
vertical-stack
horizontal-stack
layout-card
mushroom-chips-card
mushroom-template-card
card-mod
And now, I only use:
button-card
vertical-stack
conditional
card-mod
When I open the Home Assistant application on my smartphone, I notice that the button-card cards are the first to appear. The other cards have a longer loading time, and I think it’s because of card-mod.
exactly how? vertical/horizontal/grid?
I copied your code and did:
type: vertical-stack
cards:
- type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}));
return none;
]]]
- type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}));
return none;
]]]
- type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}));
return none;
]]]
and it works on all 3 buttons
By doing it this way, I know it works. My concern is if I use it this way:
type: custom:button-card
styles:
grid:
- grid-template-columns: auto
- grid-template-areas: |
"bnt_1 bnt_2"
custom_fields:
bnt_1:
card:
type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}));
return none;
]]]
bnt_2:
card:
type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}));
return none;
]]]
Is it a return issue?
Error states none is not defined in
added bubbles1 and bubbles2 for testing
type: custom:button-card
styles:
grid:
- grid-template-columns: auto
- grid-template-areas: |
"bnt_1 bnt_2"
custom_fields:
bnt_1:
card:
type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles1: true, composed: true}));
return null; ]]]
bnt_2:
card:
type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles2: true, composed: true}));
return null; ]]]
I added the quotes around none to show that is was possibly the issue or the bracketing.
Does removing the inner brackets toggle the menu button?
type: custom:button-card
styles:
grid:
- grid-template-columns: auto
- grid-template-areas: |
"bnt_1 bnt_2"
custom_fields:
bnt_1:
card:
type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
[[[
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}))
return none;
bnt_2:
card:
type: custom:button-card
icon: mdi:menu
tap_action:
action: call-service
service: |-
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true}))
return none; ]]]
return null doesn’t cause the error with original bracketing, but states no service to run.
Removing the inner brackets i get this error:
Service [[[ this.dispatchevent(new event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles1: true, composed: true})) return none; called service [[[ this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles1: true, composed: true})) return none; which was not found.
I’m trying with this code, but if there’s another way to toggle the menu button with button-card, let me know.
It appears the button card does not like to execute the services when nested. I wanted to test how it was grouping the buttons and didn’t expect positive results without renaming bubbles1 back to bubbles.
I have zero experience with using a button in a button, or with the service at hand. However, could it have to do with the ‘path’ to the actionable item?
As if somehow the nested button doesnt get out of the main button to the menu item, and has no item to perform the action on, hence ending up logging none?
I suppose this would be an issue to post on the Button-card repo, as it is not yet provided for, and it would seem a nice addition to the power of button-card
For the time being, I’d suggest to use any of the other available options, and redesign your card to the options that do work… 
I think I finally managed to do it. I had to use helpers and automations to achieve it.
HELPERS
input_boolean.button_menu
input_boolean.button_back
input_boolean.button_forward
AUTOMATION
alias: Buttons State OFF
trigger:
- platform: state
entity_id:
- input_boolean.button_menu
to: "on"
for:
seconds: 1
- platform: state
entity_id:
- input_boolean.button_back
to: "on"
for:
seconds: 1
- platform: state
entity_id:
- input_boolean.button_forward
to: "on"
for:
seconds: 1
action:
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.button_menu
data: {}
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.button_back
data: {}
- service: input_boolean.turn_off
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.button_forward
data: {}
mode: single
CHIP BUTTONS
type: custom:button-card
styles:
card:
- padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px
- box-shadow: none
- background: none
- border: 0
grid:
- grid-template-columns: auto
- grid-template-areas: |
"bnt_1 bnt_2 bnt_3"
custom_fields:
bnt_1:
- justify-self: center
bnt_2:
- justify-self: center
bnt_3:
- justify-self: center
custom_fields:
bnt_1:
card:
type: custom:button-card
entity: input_boolean.button_menu
icon: mdi:menu
show_name: false
tap_action:
action: toggle
variables:
menu: |-
[[[
if (states['input_boolean.button_menu'].state === 'on') {
this.dispatchEvent(new Event('hass-toggle-menu', { bubbles: true, composed: true }));
}
]]]
styles:
icon:
- width: 20px
- color: white
card:
- border-radius: 100px
- width: 39px
- height: 39px
- background: rgb(39,39,39)
- box-shadow: none
bnt_2:
card:
type: custom:button-card
entity: input_boolean.button_back
icon: mdi:arrow-left
show_name: false
tap_action:
action: toggle
variables:
back: |-
[[[
if (states['input_boolean.button_back'].state === 'on') {
history.back();
}
]]]
styles:
icon:
- width: 20px
- color: white
card:
- border-radius: 100px
- width: 39px
- height: 39px
- background: rgb(39,39,39)
- box-shadow: none
bnt_3:
card:
type: custom:button-card
entity: input_boolean.button_forward
icon: mdi:arrow-right
show_name: false
tap_action:
action: toggle
variables:
forward: |-
[[[
if (states['input_boolean.button_forward'].state === 'on') {
history.forward();
}
]]]
styles:
icon:
- width: 20px
- color: white
card:
- border-radius: 100px
- width: 39px
- height: 39px
- background: rgb(39,39,39)
- box-shadow: none
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let me see if my former forward and back buttons did something alike:
- type: custom:button-card
template: button_shortcut_menu
tooltip: Back
icon: mdi:arrow-left
show_name: false
tap_action:
action: toggle
entity: input_boolean.back_button
variables:
back: |
[[[
if (entity.state == 'on') {history.back() ;}
]]]
- type: custom:button-card
template: button_shortcut_menu
tooltip: Forward
icon: mdi:arrow-right
show_name: false
tap_action:
action: toggle
entity: input_boolean.forward_button
variables:
next: |
[[[
if (entity.state == 'on') {history.forward() ;}
]]]
and I used these automations there:
automation:
# needed for Javascript in buttons shortcut menu
- alias: Back button
id: back_button
mode: single
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: input_boolean.back_button
to: 'on'
action:
service: input_boolean.turn_off
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.back_button
- alias: Forward button
id: forward_button
mode: single
trigger:
platform: state
entity_id: input_boolean.forward_button
to: 'on'
action:
service: input_boolean.turn_off
target:
entity_id: input_boolean.forward_button
somehow that seems much simpler, but I need to check if the results is the same…
seems awfully indentical if you ask me… I do remember though it wasnt reliable, and in the end did away with them. I just had to find them in my 2022 backups .
Admit I didnt have the menu item button, and that service is new to me.
Do you have some documentation where you got that from?